Redman v. United States

BONDY, District Judge.

Courts of admiralty have long applied the Equity doctrine which demands that claims must be prosecuted within a reasonable time. While the determination of what is a reasonable time under the circumstances is left to the discretion of the court, analogous State statutes of limitation are, in the absence of special circumstances, held controlling. Marshall v. International Mercantile Marine Co., 2 Cir., 39 F. 2d 551; The Sydfold, 2 Cir., 86 F.2d 611; Hughes v. Roosevelt, 2 Cir., 107 F.2d 901; Schiavone-Bonomo Corporation v. Buffalo Barge Towing Corp., 2 Cir., 132 F.2d 766.